EP2712286B1 - Waterproof structure, electronic device, and waterproofing method - Google Patents

Waterproof structure, electronic device, and waterproofing method Download PDF

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EP2712286B1
EP2712286B1 EP12785598.9A EP12785598A EP2712286B1 EP 2712286 B1 EP2712286 B1 EP 2712286B1 EP 12785598 A EP12785598 A EP 12785598A EP 2712286 B1 EP2712286 B1 EP 2712286B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/06—Hermetically-sealed casings
    • H05K5/061—Hermetically-sealed casings sealed by a gasket held between a removable cover and a body, e.g. O-ring, packing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/06—Hermetically-sealed casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2220/00—Batteries for particular applications
    • H01M2220/30—Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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  • the present invention relates to a waterproof structure configured to close an opening of an electronic device in a watertight manner, and an electronic device that has such a structure.
  • Patent-Document 1 shows a sliding cover having a packing.
  • a cover having a packing is pushed into an opening.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof structure that can improve the waterproof performance, an electronic device that has such a structure, and a waterproofing method.
  • the present invention employs a structure as defined in claim 1.
  • a waterproof structure or an electronic device comprising thereof, it is possible to prevent, for a package having an opening, insufficient pressing of an elastic member into the opening, and thereby the relevant waterproof performance can be improved.
  • the electronic device 1 may be a cell phone terminal or a portable game machine, and has an opening 10 such as a connector to be connected to an external device.
  • the electronic device 1 has a package 2 that contains structural parts and has the opening 10; and a cover 3 that slides over the opening 10 in an openable and closable manner.
  • the opening 10 has a rectangular hole through which the inside of the package 2 is in communication with the outside thereof.
  • the opening 10 is open outward via an opening surface 12 that is in parallel with the sliding direction of the cover 3.
  • the opening surface 12 in the present embodiment includes an open part and both side parts thereof in the width direction, and thus includes step parts.
  • the shape of the hole of the opening 10 is not limited to a rectangular shape.
  • the package 2 has a box form whose inside is hollow.
  • a cover sliding area P is provided on an outer side of the opening 10, that is, in a space on an outer side thereof in the opening direction toward which the opening 10 is open.
  • a pair of standing portions 13 is provided at the package 2 in a manner such that they extend in the sliding direction and interpose the cover sliding area P from outer sides thereof in a direction (i.e., width direction) perpendicular to the opening direction and the sliding direction.
  • a pair of guide surfaces 11 is also provided at the package 2 in a manner such that they extend along both side edges of the opening surface 12 and support the cover 3 from the inner side thereof in the opening direction.
  • the shape of the package 2 is not limited to a box shape.
  • the cover sliding area P has (i) a first position P1 on one side of the area in the sliding direction, where at this position, the cover 3 completely exposes the opening surface 12, and (ii) a second position P2 on the other side of the area in the sliding direction, where at this position, the cover 3 completely closes the opening surface 12.
  • a first wall 8 is provided in a manner such that it stands on the outside side of the package 2 in the opening direction
  • a second wall 9 is provided in a manner such that it stands on the outside side of the package 2 in the opening direction. Accordingly, the cover sliding area P is formed between the first wall 8 and the second wall 9.
  • the standing portions 13 extend in the sliding direction from the first position P1 to the second position P2, and restricts outward movement of the cover 3 in the width direction.
  • a projection 14 is formed, which contacts the cover 3 from the outside and restricts outward movement thereof in the opening direction. That is, the standing portions 13 are formed so that the cover 3 is not detached from the package 2 when the cover 3 is present at any position of the cover sliding area P.
  • the guide surfaces 11 have (i) first guide surfaces 11a formed at the first position P1 and on an end face of the package 2, that faces the outside of the package 2 in the opening direction; (ii) second guide surfaces 11b which are formed at the second position P2 and coincide with both edges of the opening surface 12; (iii) step parts 18 formed at the boundary between the first guide surfaces 11a and the second guide surfaces 11b due to that the first guide surfaces 11a are located more outside than the second guide surfaces 11b in the opening direction; (iv) groove parts 16 formed in the middle of end faces of the second guide surfaces 11b (i.e., the end faces face the outside of the surfaces 11b in the opening direction); and (v) slopes 17 formed at faces of the groove parts 16, said faces facing the other side of the groove parts in the sliding direction.
  • the cover 3 has (i) a lid part 20 that closes the opening surface 12 from the outer side thereof in the opening direction; (ii) an elastic member 22 provided on a surface of the lid part 20 (i.e., on the inner side surface in the opening direction) so that the elastic member 22 is fit to the opening 10 at the second position P2; and (iii) a pair of guide ribs 21 (i.e., guided parts) fittable to the groove parts 16, where the guide ribs 21 protrude from the inner side surface of the lid part 20 so that they interpose the elastic member 22 from the outer sides thereof in the width direction.
  • a pair of guide ribs 21 i.e., guided parts
  • the elastic member 22 has a size by which it is completely covered by the lid part 20 when observing the cover 3 from the outer side thereof in the opening direction.
  • a press fit part 23 is formed at the outer-peripheral edge of a surface of the elastic member 22 (i.e., on the inner side surface in the opening direction) in a manner such that the press fit part 23 expands outward in the width direction and inward in the opening direction, so that when the cover 3 closes the opening surface 12 at the second position P2, the press fit part 23 is pressed onto the inner surface of the opening 10.
  • the guide ribs 21 slide on the guide surfaces 11 while being engaged with the guide surfaces 11, so that the entire cover 3 slides between the first position P1 and the second position P2 in the cover sliding area P
  • the guide ribs 21 When the cover 3 is made to slide toward the second position P2, the guide ribs 21 passes the step parts 18, and the cover 3 approaches the second position P2, the guide ribs 21 slide down the slopes 17 formed at the groove parts 16 and are fit into the groove parts 16. Accordingly, the end faces (i.e., inner side faces in the opening direction) of the guide ribs 21 contact the bottom faces of the groove parts 16, and inner side surfaces (in the opening direction) of the lid part 20 closely contact the second guide surfaces 11b and the opening surface 12. In addition, an end face (on the other side in the sliding direction) of the lid part 20 contacts the second wall 9. Therefore, the lid part 20 is contained within a space surrounded by the step parts 18 and the second wall 9 so that the cover 3 reaches the second position P2.
  • the cover 3 When the cover 3 reaches the second position P2, it covers the opening surface 12 from the outer side thereof in the opening direction. In addition, since the press fit part 23 contacts and is pressed onto the inner surface of the opening 10, the opening surface 12 is completely closed and the opening 10 is cut off from the outside environment.
  • the guide ribs 21 escape from the groove parts 16 via the slopes 17, so that the press fit part 23 removes from the inner surface of the opening 10, and the lid part 20 is released from the second guide surfaces 11b and the opening surface 12.
  • the guide ribs 21 pass the step parts 18 and the end face (toward the above-described one side in the sliding direction) of the lid part 20 contacts the first wall 8, so that the cover 3 reaches the first position P1.
  • the inner side surface (in the opening direction) of the cover 3 slides while it always faces the inner side thereof in the opening direction. Accordingly, the elastic member 22 and the press fit part 23 are never exposed toward the outside environment, and thereby dust adherence or surface scarring can be prevented.
  • the guide ribs 21 are engaged with the guide surfaces 11, and an outer side surface of the lid part 20 (in the opening direction) is engaged with inner side surfaces (in the opening direction) of the projections 14. Furthermore, as for outer side surfaces (in the width direction) of the lid part 20 and the guide ribs 21, outward movement thereof in the width direction is restricted by the standing portions 13.
  • the movement of the cover 3 is restricted in both the opening direction and the width direction, so that it slides while detachment thereof from the package 2 is prevented.
  • the present embodiment causes no detachment of the cover 3 from the package 2 due to damage of the above-described drawer member, which may cause loss of the cover 3.
  • the cover 3 slides in the cover sliding area P so as to open or close the opening surface 12. Therefore, the elastic member 22 and the press fit part 23 always face the inner side (of the opening) in the opening direction, and they are cut off from the outer side (of the opening) in the opening direction by the lid part 20, so that they are not directly influenced by the outside environment. Accordingly, the elastic member 22 and the press fit part 23 can be escaped from dust adherence or scarring. As a result, it is possible to prevent fitting performance of the press fit part 23 into the inner surface of the opening 10 from being degraded, and also to improve the relevant waterproof performance.
  • the standing portions 13 that support the cover 3 from the outer sides thereof in the opening direction and the width direction are formed in the package 2. Therefore, change in shape or breakage of the cover 3 due to the repeated opening and closing operation thereof can be prevented while also preventing the detachment of the cover 3. Accordingly, failure in the fitting of the cover 3 into the opening 10 can be prevented, and thereby the relevant waterproof performance can be improved.
  • the guide ribs 21 may be formed in the package 2 while the groove parts 16 may be formed in the cover 3. Also in this case, the guide ribs 21 is fit into the groove parts 16 at the first position P1 so that the cover 3 closes the opening surface 12 from the outer side thereof in the opening direction, thereby the opening 10 is cut off from the outside environment.
  • the cover 3 can slide in the cover sliding area P by means of a structure in which the guide ribs 21 slide while being engaged with the guide surfaces 11.
  • the sliding structure is not limited to this manner.
  • the guide surfaces 11 are provided by guide members, each having a rail form, and the cover 3 is engaged with such guide members.
  • the basic structure of the electronic device 1 in accordance with the present invention is as follows:
  • the basic structure consists of (i) a package 2 having an opening 10; (ii) a lid part 20 which is slidable between a first position P1 that makes the opening 10 be open and a second position P2 that is located more inner for the opening 10 than the first position P1 and closes the opening 10; and (iii) an elastic member 22 provided on a surface (that faces the inner side of the opening 10) of the lid part 20 in a manner such that the elastic member 22 is incapable of contacting the package 2 when the lid part 20 is positioned at the first position P1, and that the elastic member 22 is pressed into the opening 10 when the lid part 20 is positioned at the second position P2.
  • the electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is an example for the above basic structure, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

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